Re: [Groff] inconsistency between .R and \*R in man.tmac

From:

Ralph Corderoy

Subject:

Re: [Groff] inconsistency between .R and \*R in man.tmac

Date:

Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:02:14 +0000

Hi,
> I haven't found any manpages that use it. However, it *is*
> documented in man(5):
>
> .R Sets the text in a roman typeface until another font
> change is encountered. Also ends nroff underline mode
> if it was in effect.
OK, so how about this.
Have \*R be (Reg) as God intended. But also trap any arguments being
passed to .R and error else they'll otherwise disappear as we saw with
mkisofs. The use of just `.R' on a line to affect the next line won't
work but the next line of text won't disappear so it's not too bad.
Perhaps the Ultrix-specific file can disappear in the future?
Cheers,
Ralph.